Coordinates | 20°40′40″N103°20′49″W / 20.67778°N 103.34694°W Coordinates: 20°40′40″N103°20′49″W / 20.67778°N 103.34694°W |
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Location | Centro, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
The Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres (formerly the Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres) [1] is a landmark in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. [2]
Located at the flanked avenues of Fray Antonio Alcalde, Miguel Hidalgo and the streets Liceo and Independencia, it honors the memory of the people of Jalisco that has transcended through history. The architect was Vicente Mendiola, who selected a neoclassical style. The rotunda has 17 columns and is made of quarry. [3]
Ricardo Lancaster-Jones y Verea, MA BE KHS was a Mexican historian, diplomat, scholar, professor, art collector and sugarcane entrepreneur who made significant contributions toward the study of the haciendas of the State of Jalisco (Mexico) in the twentieth century. He spoke Spanish, English, French, Italian and Latin fluently. He authored and published numerous articles for newspapers and specialized magazines in Mexico, South America, Spain, United Kingdom and United States. His enthusiasm for history led him to become a professor of Regional History at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in 1965. Later on, in 1973, he earned his MA degree in Latin American Studies at the University of New Mexico. He is especially mentioned by Mexican academics Mauricio Beuchot (2001) and José María Murià (2003) as an early historian of the haciendas in Western Mexico.
Amanece, que no es poco is a 1989 Spanish comedy film written and directed by José Luis Cuerda.
Events in the year 1970 in Mexico.
Events in the year 1962 in Mexico.
The following lists events that have happened in 1926 in the United Mexican States.
A statue of Agustín Yáñez is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Yáñez's remains rest there.
A statue of Enrique González Martínez is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The statue was unveiled on the 100th anniversary of his birthday, on 13 April 1971.
A statue of Rita Pérez de Moreno is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A bronze statue of Francisco Rojas González is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A statue of Irene Robledo is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Before its installation the roundabout was named the "Rotonda de los Hombres Ilustres". Robledo's rests remain there. The statue was installed in 2000.
The statue of Pedro Moreno is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A statue of Clemente Aguirre is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A statue of Enrique Díaz de León is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A statue of José Guadalupe Zuno is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A statue of Luis Barragán is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A statue of Luis Pérez Verdía is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A statue of Marcelino García Barragán is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A statue of Mariano Otero is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
A statue of Antonio Alcalde Barriga is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres, in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.